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Estragon on Dec 10, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Navy Sets World Record With Rail Gun

But if you look at the video, it's clear they're a long way from making any kind of agile turret out of this. It's HUGE.

scdlbx on Dec 11, 2010 [–]

It is not that big compared to the guns on a destroyer or a battleship. It is still large and bulky, but not that far off.

Current destroyer's gun: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5%22/54_caliber_Mark_45_gun

Iowa Class gun: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16%22/50_caliber_Mark_7_gun

tsotha on Dec 11, 2010 | [–]

Yeah. The part of the turret you can see when you look at the ship is only the tip of the iceberg.

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